Counseling

[LoveBear]

I’ve been seeing my SW therapist two+ years and he is amazing. I trust him so much and he got me through a lot of things. For the last few months I’ve been having a tough time talking, expressing my feelings, being completely open. I talk about facts “my brother died suddenly and I’m his executor and heading out to MN Monday to deal with stuff” he’ll ask what I’m feeling/thinking and I say “I don’t want to talk about it”.

I hang up and then am desperate to talk - wasting his time...

Why can’t I really talk?

How can I move from the facts to the feelings?

Open to any suggestions - I want and need help.

Thanks

[Hidden]

Love Bear,

To judge yourself at all after a brothers death is so unfair, I am so thankful my three brothers are alive, not getting along with them and all.

It's nice to know they are still here.

That you even say I don't want to talk about it means you were talking to people At All, which I am sure I would not even do at all. I would just be to upset about it. And to have to decide what to do about everything on top of it, and look like the perfect leader, when you are Hurting Too - you should get the Gold Award just for picking up the phone, or saying anything at all,

We are all elderly, so I will be dealing with this soon myself. Kind of Sad, but I just wrote my bro last night, and I honestly don't even know if he is alive.

If anything I said helps even little bit,

please contact me back.

I'd like to think that maybe one thing I've said has any value at all.

Always crying,

Chris

[LoveBear in reply to Hidden]

I appreciate your kind words - a different, more positive view which helps.

[FearIsALiar]

Sorry for your loss 😔

I can’t even imagine the pain and hurt you are going through. It’s a big fear of mine losing someone close to me. I’m so attached to people close to me and I’m afraid I won’t ever be able to cope with those feelings that come with grief.

Sending you love and prayers ❤️